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2 dead in shooting in northwest Fort Worth, officials say

Police and paramedics responded about 7 a.m. to the 1800 block of Shepeard Drive, northwest of downtown near Jacksboro Highway.

FORT WORTH, Texas — This story has been updated with new information from police.

The Fort Worth Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two people dead, an 18-year-old among them.

Police officers and paramedics responded about 7 a.m. Wednesday to the 1800 block of Shepheard Drive in Fort Worth, northwest of downtown near Jacksboro Highway.

A bus driver reportedly saw one of the two people shot lying in the middle of the road, according to police.

One person was dead at the scene, which was on a residential street. Police confirmed there were multiple people who were shot, though the fatalities were not initially confirmed.

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MedStar took a second person to a hospital. Their condition was not initially known when police first reported details about the shooting. Later around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Fort Worth Police confirmed that second person had died.

Doroteo Villegas lives in the neighborhood where the shooting happened and said he saw what the scene looked like this morning.

"All I could see was the windshield had been broken," Villegas said. "The man was slumped over on his car."

“When they pulled (the victim) out of the car, it was like eye-awakening. That could’ve been my dad. Cause he came out in the morning as well. He leaves in the morning. That could’ve been my dad that got shot,” Villegas added. “Just a lot of things running through my mind, I guess.”

Credit: Thomas Costley

Villegas has lived in the neighborhood for about a year. He and his parents called 911, shocked that they were reporting a crime like this one in their neighborhood. 

“I’ve heard gunshots (before), but I’ve never experienced something like this,” Villegas said.

As of 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Worth Police were calling this a "drug-related robbery."

“During the course of the investigation, that’s what our homicide detectives discovered: That it was a drug-related shooting that lead to two homicides,” Fort Worth PD spokesperson Officer Jimmy Pollozani said.

The Tarrant County medical examiner identified the victims as Christian Armijo, 18 and Kevion Lenear, 21. A manner of death has not been identified.

“It’s very disheartening to see the ages of these individuals that were involved in today’s homicide,” Pollozani said. 

Fort Worth PD told WFAA they have identified suspects, but declined to release any other details at this time.

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